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Monthly Missive // August 2021

August 4, 2021

You put your hand into the fire and it burns you. This is one of the first lessons we learn, whether the fire be literal or metaphorical. But here's the thing: this lesson is incomplete. Sometimes, the fires t... Read More...

Leprous – Aphelion

Eden Kupermintz

August 4, 2021

Reviews

Here's a trick: whenever a band puts out a few albums you don't like and then, suddenly, one that you do, try to ask yourself what changed. Were you simply not in a place to appreciate the last few releases? O... Read More...

Editors’ Picks – August 2021

Heavy Blog

August 4, 2021

Editors' Picks

Hey, have you stopped to consider the title of this column? Or, more specifically, have you ever stopped to consider what an “editor” actually is? I mean, you can ask the question about the broader field of “journalism” — what sort of purpose does an editor p... Read More...

Kvlt Kolvmn // August 2021

Heavy Blog

August 4, 2021

Kvlt Kolvmn

Greetings, ice lovers. Welcome once again to Kvlt Kolvmn. We’ve got some weird-ass entries for you this month, and can’t wait to get you up to speed on some of our favorite releases of the year. As is the c... Read More...

Rotten to the Core // August 2021

Calder Dougherty

August 4, 2021

Rotten to the Core

Hell of a month, huh? How 'bout them Olympics? Right? And uh, COVID's back! You heard about this? I mean it's just crazy, it's like it's everywhere, am I right? And all these catastrophic weather events and ma... Read More...

Into the Pit // Q2 2021

Joshua Bulleid

August 4, 2021

Into the Pit

Hey there headbangers! Bit of a mixed bag this round, although the Big Four is solid as always. I'm sticking with the quarterly format for now, but if thrash bands could try and space their albums out more and not just drop them all in the last month of the... Read More...

Terminus – The Silent Bell Toll

Eden Kupermintz

August 4, 2021

Reviews

It has barely been a day since we premiered a track from Terminus' upcoming The Silent Bell Toll and yet, here we are with a full review of the album. Why? Perhaps it's because I haven't been able to put this ... Read More...

Amenra – De Doorn

Jonathan Adams

August 4, 2021

Reviews

Staring up at the dark ceiling in the dead of night is a pastime that many metalheads are intimately familiar with. For all its braggadocio and inflammatory tendencies, there are few mental spaces that metal h... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly // August 2021

Eden Kupermintz

August 4, 2021

Unmetal Monthly

Hello, gang! Time for another edition of Unmetal Monthly! This month, we have selections from across the globe, from some massive names and lesser known entities. It’s a good time. Our unmetal tastes are always evolving, so we would love to hear what records ... Read More...

Death’s Door // August 2021

Heavy Blog

August 4, 2021

Death's Door

Death’s Door. August. Let’s get it on. I wish I had more time. Pretty much always. Mainly because I want to listen to more music, and have space to write about it. July was absolutely insane for death metal... Read More...